Thursday, 8 March 2018

NATIONAL AWARDS TO TEACHERS-2017- ELIGIBILITY OF TEACHERS-PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION-SHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS,APPLICATION FORM-Rc.1, Dt.7/3/18

NATIONAL
AWARD TO TEACHERS

The Scheme of National Award to
Teachers was started in the year 1958-59 with the object of raising the
prestige of teachers and giving public recognition to the meritorious services
of outstanding teachers working in Primary, Middle and HigherSecondary Schools. In 1967-68 the scope of the scheme was
enlarged to cover the teachers of Sanskrit Pathshalas, Tolls etc. run on
traditional lines. In 1976 the scheme
was further enlarged to cover Arabic/Persian teachers of Madrasas.

From the award year 1993, the scheme
has further been enlarged to cover teachers from Sainik Schools, Navodaya
Vidyalayas and schools run by Atomic Energy Education Society. Earlier CBSE had been allocated a quota of 10
awards – 2 for each zone subject to availability in case of shortfall of
recommendation from the entitled States/UTs and organizations. Each award carries with it a certificate of
merit, a cash award money of Rs.50,000/- and a Silver Medal. The enhanced amount will be given to the
National Awardee from the Award year, 2014.

2. The number of awards has been increased
from 302 to 350 from the award year 2000-2001.
4 additional Awards have been allocated to CBSE from the Award year,
2002. From the award year 2006 the total
number of award earmarked to KVS have been increased from 6 to 16. The number
of awards further increased from the award year 2007. The number of awards at present stands at 378. The break up of which is as under:

(III) 20Awards Teachers
of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools. The National Awards belonging to CBSE would
comprise of awards to 2 teachers each for Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
and North-Eastern, Delhi Zones and 2 Slots for the teachers of independent
affiliated schools situated abroad. The
teachers recommended by CBSE
should be other than those who have already been covered under the allocated
quota for States/UTs/ Organizations.

(IV) 43 Awards Teachers
promoting Integrated Inclusive Education (IE) in Schools. These “Special” awards would be given to
teachers who promote the education of children with disabilities in regular
schools run by States/UTs and other schools system. Such awards would be given to the following
categories of teachers.

-Teachers with disabilities working in regular schools.

-Special teachers or trained general teachers who may have done
outstanding work for Inclusive Education.

I. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY OF TEACHERS
FOR

CONSIDERATION FOR THE AWARDS:

1.Classroom teachers with at least 15 years regular teaching experience
and Headmasters with 20 years of regular teaching experience and who are
actually working as teachers/headmasters in recognized primary/middle/high/
higher secondary schools only shall be considered. Teachers who are teaching up to class VIII
should be considered in the category of Primary School Teachers and those
teaching classes IX-XII, in the category of Secondary School Teachers. For teachers promoting Integrated Inclusive
Education the eligibility will stand reduced from 15 years of classroom
teaching experience to 10 years of service and from 20 years for Headmasters to
15 years if they are to be considered for awards in respect of Inclusive
Education.

2.Normally retired teachers are not eligible for the award but those
teachers who have served a part of the calendar year (at least for four months
i.e. up to 30th April in the year to which National Award relates)
may be considered if they fulfill all other conditions. The service rendered on re-employment after
attaining the age of superannuation will not count as eligible service.

3.Teachers whose names were recommended last year or before can be
considered again if they are still otherwise eligible and are recommended by
the State Government/ Union Territories.

4.Educational Administrators, Inspectors of Education, and the staff of
training colleges are not eligible for these awards.

5.Only those teachers, having requisite years of teaching experience, as
mentioned at Sl.No.1 above, on 31st December of the preceding year
of the Award, will be eligible to be considered for the award.

II. MAIN CONSIDERATIONS THAT SHOULD GUIDE THE

SELECTION OF TEACHERS AT VARIOUS
LEVELS:

1.Teachers’ reputation in the
local community;

2.His/her academic efficiency
and desire for its improvement.

3.His/her genuine interest in
and love for children; and

4.His/her involvement in the
social life of the community.

III. PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION:

1.The initial selection shall
be made at the District level by a District Committee from amongst the names
recommended by the District Education Officer, a District Inspector of schools
or such other local authorities e.g. Corporation, Panchayat etc. which the
State Government may determine in the context of local conditions. No teacher
shall be asked or permitted to apply for the award. The names shall be recommended by the
District Education Officer etc. on the basis of the Teachers’ record of work.

2.The State Selection
Committee shall scrutinize and sift the recommendations of the District
Committee and recommend to the State Government two names for each award
allotted to the State and one or two names of Sanskrit/Arabic teachers if found
suitable. The names of teachers selected
by the State Committee shall be arranged in order of merit before they are
recommended to the State Government who shall forward the same to the Union
Government alongwith character certificate of faultless antecedents and
absolute integrity duly signed by the Education Secretary. The recommendations of the State Selection
Committee shall not be modified by the State Government to substitute names, or
to disturb the order of merit recommended by the State Selection
committee. However, if the State
Government is of the view that any of the selected teacher is otherwise unfit
for the award, it may recommend omission of such names to the Union Government
furnishing details for the same.

3.The State/UTs/School systems
shall recommend at least the prescribed number of awards under the category
“Special Awards”. In case they do not
find suitable number of teachers under this category, the award will not be
recommended, but in that situation the number of allocated awards for special
award shall not be transferred to the general category.

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